Monday, November 7, 2011

"Alien Conquest"


This was made with cardboard cut-outs.
I filmed the cars with the background upright.
The UFO's were filmed with the background flat on the table.
The fire was filmed in the backyard....

Red Bean....

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Rotoscoping

Here's the 2 rotoscoping animations I recently finished:

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I don't mind that one but it is kinda "lazy". I much prefer the second one I animated:

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Alot better detail :D

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

"Slice Of Hand LEGO Stop Motion

This is my latest animation. (Yes, once again with Lego. But hey - it ain't Star Wars so get over it haha.... although my next maybe after watching Robot Chicken Star Wars 3) I totally prefer Stop-Mo. Not sure why but it is a beacon I shall sail my boat towards and either sink or grab as many short-shorts as I can and swim for it (obviously a Simpsons reference :D) This is so far my best effort. Some of the stop-mos I've done have been purely photo based (800-8000-ish) but when using dialogue a single photo can be used. I don't think dialogue cheapens it (look at all the common shows eg Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, American Dad) they all use single frames with just the mouths moving. Something I never noticed until I starting studying it. I dunno where this rant is going ecxept that it is making me really enjoy my new chosen career path :D

Monday, August 22, 2011

"The Park" Lego Stop-Motion

Gday, been a while but this is the latest from me....
Now I know Ian hates us using the word "crappy" to describe our animations but this time I have a legitimate cause for arguement....


After a chat in class with Zade about how crappy videos always get the hits whereas the good ones get left behind.... so I guess I can use the word 'dodgy' then....haha
I'm not saying this is a good one either haha. The camera shakes are annoying but have since been solved with a remote control which I can also use to do pixilations with now as well. :D

I hope the link works.... I used Flash entirely for the project this time, it makes lip-sync alot easier as it can be done in real time - something I haven't been able to do until now. :D I had issues with the sound files but after a few days I worked it out. Starting to build the set for the next one....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

"Plastic" Boss Hominid LEGO Stop Motion

This is a music video I've been working on for a while but finally finished it.
There's a few 'in jokes' and yes - the Village People.
I made this for a couple of mates to help get them a bit more exposure.


Sunday, April 17, 2011

"Plastic" Lego Stop Motion

This is a video I'm currently plugging along with and is near (touchwood) completion. It's a music video with a series of short scenes strung together.
I filmed between 2 photos in the disco scene to show what happens....